Cinemas in State set to open on Monday
The Hindu
Film bodies demand for 100% occupancy, relaxation of vaccine norms
Cinemas in the State are set to reopen next Monday, with film bodies expressing satisfaction after a meeting with Minister for Culture Saji Cherian on Friday.
In addition to their earlier demands, the film bodies have now put forward three more demands including 100% occupancy in all the theatres to enable them decent returns after reopening.
According to K. Vijayakumar, President of the Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK), who participated in the meeting, Mr. Cherian said that most of the demands being raised by the film bodies were justified in the current circumstances. He would present their demands to the Chief Minister, and also consult with the other Ministers before taking a final decision.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.